Town and Country in Europe, 1300 1800 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521633413)

This book offers the first survey of relations between town and country across Europe between the Black Death and the Enlightenment. Thirteen specially commissioned chapters give comprehensive coverage, from Spain to Sweden, and from the Polish Commonwealth to the Netherlands and Italy. Each chapter analyzes its country in the light of recent debates on state formation, urbanization, protoindustrialization, and the regional character of premodern economic growth. The Introduction discusses the historiographical and theoretical framework for systematic comparison, emphasizing how alternative political configurations could set countries on different paths to growth.

Author: S. R. Epstein
ISBN-10: 0521633419
ISBN-13: 9780521633413
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/12/2001
Pages: 356
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.52lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2002 pg. 956